In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, photo, Grace Ochoa, of Performance Food Service, right, talks with a job applicant at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Feb. 2, the U.S. government issues the January jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, photo, a recruiter in the shale gas industry, left, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa. Economists are generally bullish in their outlooks for 2018: Most expect the new U.S. tax cuts, a sturdier global economy and a healthy job market to support consumer and business spending and a steady if modest pace of hiring. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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In this Tuesday photo, Grace Ochoa, of Performance Food Service (right) talks with a job applicant at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the January jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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